Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.

Bobby and Brett are the only father and son combination in any professional sport to both have their numbers retired. [citation needed]
In September 1981 Hull attempted one final comeback with the New York Rangers at age 42. He played in eighteen games before being traded to the Hartford Whalers for future considerations and played effectively in nine games and three playoff games before retiring once more to care for his partner who had been injured in an automobile accident.

In his 23 years in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association Hull played for the Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers. Many regard him as one of the greatest players of all time.